Crazy Words, Crazy Tune
(aka Washington at Valley Forge) Composer: Milton Ager / Jack Yellen
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Notes
The original song title was probably Crazy Words, Crazy Tune (Vo Do De O). On recordings it sometimes occurs with a subtitle along the lines of Vo-Do-Do-De-O-Do or Vo-Do_DeO Blues but most usually occurs as just Crazy Words, Crazy Tune.
Written by Ager and Yellen in 1927 and introduced and popularised by Irving Aaronson and the Commanders.
This song sometimes occurs as Washington At Valley Forge.